On near-source earthquake triggering

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Parsons, Tom ^a   Velasco, Aaron A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC WAVE; STRESS CHANGE;

LITTLE SKULL MOUNTAIN; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049127765     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006277     Document Type: Article

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